Former GOP congressman: Grabbing my musket if Trump loses

In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh tweeted on Oct. 26, 2016, that he plans plans to grab his musket if GOP nominee Donald Trump loses the presidential election.

‘War on women’ flares within Republican Party

A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP's deteriorating relationship with female voters. Trump has faced questions throughout his campaign about his crass comments about women, but concern escalated this month following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump boasted that he had sexually assaulted women and subsequent allegations by 11 women that Trump had inappropriately touched or kissed them .

Rubio, Murphy hit hard during Florida Senate debate

Sen. Marco Rubio, right, and Rep. Patrick Murphy, chat during a break in a debate, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at Broward College in Davie, Fla. Rubio and Murphy held their second and final debate, 13 days before the election.

Aaron Schock Slapped With $10K Fine To Settle FEC Case

Disgraced former GOP Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock agreed to pay a $10,000 Federal Elections Commission fine for requesting $25,000 from former Majority Leader Eric Cantor's political action committee for another Illinois congressman's race in 2012. The law firm representing Schock, McGuireWoods, told The Chicago Tribune the settlement "was reached to avoid the delay and expense of litigation."

GOP: Feds risking taxpayer dollars on Obamacare

The Obama administration hasn't done enough to ensure that the right people get Obamacare subsidies, according to a new report from congressional Republicans. The report details earlier investigations into Obamacare's verification process for income eligibility, which screens whether a person is eligible for tax credits.

GOP faces obstacle in motivating Hispanic voters: Trump

Berta Delgado told the Spanish-speaking conservative activists at her door that she is "100 por ciento" Republican, and agreed with their assessment that Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy is too liberal. She said she'd vote for Sen. Marco Rubio.

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Republican Senate candidates are jumping on news of sharply rising premiums under President Barack Obama's health care law as they seek advantage in the closing days of the election. The unpopular law was already an issue in some key Senate races, a recurring attack line for GOP candidates and in some cases another way to tie Democrats to Hillary Clinton.

Video: 1st District Congressman Frank Guinta’s Elevator Pitch to N.H. Voters

You might've caught our hour-long interview with Congressman Frank Guinta , the Republican incumbent running to hold onto his seat in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. Before Guinta joined The Exchange in NHPR's studios, we caught up with him on the way up to our sixth-floor newsroom to get his pitch for why - in his view - voters should get behind his campaign.

Nevada GOP congressman: Presidential vote will remain secret

The candidate in a tight Senate race told the Reno Gazette-Journal on Tuesday that he doesn't feel obligated to say who he'll choose because it's a secret ballot and a personal decision. Heck publicly revoked his endorsement of Donald Trump earlier this month and called for him to step down.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Reno

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would fire State Department officials if they refused to move America's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, his adviser on Israel David Friedman told a crowd of supporters at the David's Harp restaurant in Jerusalem's Old City Wednesday. In a minute-long taped address, Trump praised Jewish values, said he loved Israel, and spoke with pride about his Jewish daughter, Ivanka and her husband, Jarerd Kushner.

Group: Senate flier exploits Hassan’s ‘Muslim-sounding name’

Candidates for U.S. Senate, Democrat Gov. Maggie Hassan, left and incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte attend a forum with business leaders Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. Candidates for U.S. Senate, Democrat Gov. Maggie Hassan, left and incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte attend a forum with business leaders Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. CONCORD, N.H. - A Muslim civil rights group says a campaign flier targeting U.S. Senate candidate Maggie Hassan associates Muslims with violence and exploits her "Arab and Muslim-sounding name," though similar mailers are targeting candidates in other states and Hassan's last name has Irish roots.

Trump in Washington: Is this a campaign or hotel promotion?

Donald Trump's campaign is defending his eyebrow-raising decision to spend precious campaign time promoting his business in the final days of the long presidential campaign as his poll numbers sink. With less than two weeks left before Election Day, the Republican candidate is taking a break from full campaigning Wednesday to formally open his new hotel in Washington.

Indiana gubernatorial candidates take debate stage for final time

Brice Rhodes, the man accused of murdering three people -- including two teenagers -- is in trouble again after two recent incidents at the jail involving corrections officers. Brice Rhodes, the man accused of murdering three people -- including two teenagers -- is in trouble again after two recent incidents at the jail involving corrections officers.